Fawlty Towers (1975)

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Directed by

John Howard Davies

Bob Spiers

Starring (View all)

John Cleese
Basil Fawlty 12 episodes, 1975-1979

Prunella Scales
Sybil Fawlty 12 episodes, 1975-1979

Andrew Sachs
Manuel 12 episodes, 1975-1979

Connie Booth
Polly Sherman 12 episodes, 1975-1979

Ballard Berkeley
Major Gowen 12 episodes, 1975-1979

Gilly Flower
Miss Agatha Tibbs 11 episodes, 1975-1979

Renee Roberts
Miss Ursula Gatsby 11 episodes, 1975-1979

Brian Hall
Terry 6 episodes, 1979

Written by

Connie Booth

John Cleese

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flowery whats?

18 years, 3 months ago at Jan 2 4:49

[dave]

There's just something about anything that John Cleese was in that entertains me. Of course British TV isn't for everyone, but this was funny. How can you not like the embarrassment of a hotel owner...? This really *is* classic situational comedy.

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13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 9 14:24

khan amir

FAWLTY TOWERS is one of the most popular BBC sitcoms of all time. Originally aired in 1974-75 the comedy is still fresh and rejuvenate and kindle the spark in the viewers. This popular comedy series set in the fictional Fawlty Towers hotel in Torquay on the English Riviera and went on to become a British comedy classic, winning many awards over the years. Well one who is a comedy lover and haven't... read more

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7 years, 3 months ago at Jan 11 3:56

Paul Rawcliffe

I grew up with it. I'm 44 this March and still watch it eagerly awaiting each episode
10/10 or 100/100

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Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.

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